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Where does “subversus” come from?

subversus (Latin) comes from Latin subverto, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

subversus (Latin): overturned, upset, overthrown; destroyed,...

Definitions

  1. overturned, upset, overthrown; destroyed,...

Ancestry of “subversus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubvertoI overturn, upset, overthrow; I destroy, subvert
2Latinvertō—
3Proto-Italicwertō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “subversus”

  • subverse
  • antisovversivo
  • sovversivismo
  • sovversivo
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